Lyre-tailed honeyguide

Lyre-tailed honeyguide
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Piciformes
Family:Indicatoridae
Genus:Melichneutes
Reichenow, 1910
Species: M. robustus
Binomial name
Melichneutes robustus
(Bates, 1909)

The lyre-tailed honeyguide (Melichneutes robustus) is a species of bird in the family Indicatoridae. It is monotypic within the genus Melichneutes.[2] It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Uganda.

References

  1. ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Melichneutes robustus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. ↑ F. Gill, M. Wright D. & Donsker (2013) - IOC World Bird Names (version 3.3)


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